Headrest



G. ANGELoT Agg. 14, 1951 HEADREST Filed Jan. 18, 1946 Patented Aug. 14, 1951 STATES -QG'FFLICE HEADREST Gerard Angelot, Youngstown, ",Ohio

Application-January 18, 1%46,;Ser`ia1fNo. 6:425013 3Claims. "1

This .invention relates ,generally to the AVclass .of furniture Aand pertains particularly to v,an improved attachment .for a porch .orilawnswina 'In the usual type of porch or lawn swing wherein there is provided Aa relatively longseat suspended `upon a frame to permit 'theseat 'to be oscillated backwardly and forwardly, the back .rest against which the back cushions are placed 'is of such height that an Voccupant of .theswing *has nothing against which to resthisheadifhe ldesires to recline or lean 'backsince the height on lthe'back Arest and of the back cushions comes xapproximately only 't0 the tops of the shoulders.

`J,Ihe present invention has for its Vprincipal object to provide an attachment Ifor .the Yback rest of a swing of this type which providesanextension above the yback rest and 'back .rest cushions,

.against which an extra cushion maybe placedso that a rest `is provided against which the v`head may he placed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a back rest attachment which cis designed to be easily and quickly mounted upon the frame of theiback rest so as not to interfere Ywith'the customary placement of the -back rest cushions against the -rest .and `to provide an upwardly extending portion against whioh an extra `cushion may be placed, the extra cushion ,being permitted uto irest upon the top of the usual Lback ,restlcushion of the swing structure.

gli-still further object of theinventionis ,to -,provide an attachment of the character stated `which may be conveniently folded when it is not in use, 'so that it maybe stored away ,or kept rin .sorne A,smal-1 space where it will 'be inconspicuous and out of the way.

' The invention will be -best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to a strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modied so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a portion of the back rest frame of a porch swing, together with a portion of the bottom or seat frame and showing in elevation a back rest attachment constructed in accordance with the present invention and set up for use;

Figure 2 is a detail section taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view in elevation of the back rest 'attachment folded for storage.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the numeral I generally designates a por- `4tion wof .the ,usual angle iron .back rail of a .porch :swings bottom vvframe.

,The numeral I .I 4v generally designates .,a .portion .of the ,back rest frame .of `a .porch or lawnswing ,which is normallymadc up vof a vtoprail I2, customarilytofangleironimaterial, and the .vertically spaced parallel flexible slatsor .bands L3 `.which are .formed from .relatively ,thinribbonlike steel .materialsovas to have .alslightspring Since the .construction of ,a .lawn orporch swing .backrest :frameis wellknownrit -is .thought that amore .detailed showing vof the ,structure is unnecessary f or the .properillustration of .the manner Y of -using sthe present invention.

llhoback .rest trame I.I .is usuallymountedupon thejbottomsllring frame .Iin such amanner that .it may be adjusted froma vertical Vposition .to a rearwardly inclined or reclining ,position .and the usual seat and .back cushions, not shown, vvare lplaced Yupon the spring frame I Il, :and against 'the vbackrest rameso that lthe .tops of theback rest cushions .come .,onlyslightly .,aboye the top .rail I'2 of the 'back rest.

Yin accordance with .the `present linvention .there jis providedLarelatively long ,collapsible frame ,unit constituting a vertical .extension tof .a portion ,of the .back .restirame which unit .is generally ydesignated 114.

The back rest .unfit attachment comprises a central fiat rigid bar I'5 with which 'is .associated the pair of vside lbars I6 which :are of the same :length as the center 'har I5 and are ,flatvandrela- 'tively rigid,

Adjacent to `the upper ends .of the bars I5 and T6, Athe sidebars are -pivotally joined tothe center "barlby -the 'fiat ollplingjlinjks I1. These linksare arranged -in pairs 'transversely of the center bar I5 and the adjacent ends of each pair of links are pivotally attached to the center bar by suitable pivot bolts or rivets I8 while the outer ends of th-e links of each pair are pivotally attached by suitable pivot bolts or rivets I9 to the side bars I6 as shown in Figure 1 so that the side bars may be readily oscillated into a position in which they are spaced from the center bar I5 a distance governed by the length of the links II to provide the previously referred to and herein illustrated relatively long, rectangular frame unit I4.

It will be noted that the pairs of links II are close to one end, that is, the upper end of the unit section so that the major portion of the center and side bars I5 and I 5 are free and unconnected. These free or unconnected end portions of the bars I 5 and I6 are designed to be inserted or laced in between the flexible slats I3 of the back rest in such manner as to pass across the inner side of the top rail I2 of the back rest frame and to rest upon the back rail of the spring or bottom frame, in the manner illustrated in Figure 1.

In order to maintain the attachment unit in set up position against the back rest frame, the center bar I is provided upon its rear side with a latching means in the form of a exible metal strap 2U which is pivoted at 2|, substantially midway between its ends, to the center bar I5. The length of the latching strap is slightly greater than the distance between the two slats in which the back rest frame includes vertically I3 at the center of the back rest frame.

In addition to being of a length suicientto span the space between the two central slats I3,

the latch strip 2l] is pivoted to the bar I5 in the proper position to place the pivot 2I substantially midway between the two center slats I3 when the attachment isset up for use so that the latch strap 20, being upon the back of the center bar I5, may then be oscillated to a position in which it is parallel with the center bar I5 soas to bring its ends into engagement across the rear sides back cushions, ,not shown, are set up for use against the back rest frame, an extra cushion may be placed upon the top of that cushion which is positioned in front of the attachment I4, to rest against the upper part of the attachment or, in other words, against that part which extends above the top of the swing back rest frame II.

When the attachments is removed from the back rest framethe side bars I6 may beV oscillated through the medium of the links II, into position in relatively close proximity to and in parallel relation with the middle bar I5 as illustrated inA Figure'S, so that the device canr be stored away without taking up much space.

'Ihe present device when applied to a porch swing or glider in the manner stated affords, when used, perfect relaxation, since the occupant of theA glider can rest his head against the back rest supported cushion and thereby relax the tension of the muscles normally required to maintain the head in an upright position.

1. The combination with a porch swing or glider having a back rest frame against which back rest cushions are positioned and including horizontal, vertically spaced slats, of a relative-H the use of the attachment, said bars being laced between the back rest slats and said attachment being of such length as to extend a substantial distance above the top of the back rest frameto provide an auxiliary cushion supporting means.

2. The combination with a porch swing or glider having a seat frame and a back rest frame,

spaced, horizontal slats, of an auxiliary cushion supporting means comprising a plurality of relatively long parallel bars having their ends laced between the back rest slats and supported upon the seat frame to extend upwardly above the top of theback rest frame, means connecting upper n `ends ofl said bars above the back rest frame, and

means carried by one of the bars for locking the moving the bars relatively one to the other whereby such bars may be separated and brought into close parallel lrelation as desired and whereby the bars at their other ends may be laced between said back rest frame slats, and means carried by one of the bars for establishing a locking con-` nection between the same and a part of said back rest frame'.

GERARD ANGELO'I.

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